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ANTIQUE ARTS & CRAFTS MISSION FIREPLACE ANDIRONS FIREDOGS HAMMERED IRON HANDMADE | $265.00 | 0 | 16h 36m |
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ANTIQUE CAST SOLID BRASS ANDIRONS FIREDOGS VICTORIAN STYLE ORNATE FANCY PATINA | $195.00 | 2d 9h 52m | |
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Pair of vintage solid brass fireplace andirons firedogs chenets great patina | $79.00 | 7d 17h 53m | |
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p010 Antique Sheffield Arts & Crafts Hansel & Gretel Fireplace Andirons Firedogs | $595.00 | 12d 17h 58m | |
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Hearth Collection Fire Place Art Nouveau Rusted Leaf Andirons/Firedogs Dogs New | $39.99 | 0 | 5d 18h 27m |
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BRASS BALL TOP ANDIRONS Claw Feet Antique FIREDOGS | $499.99 | 6d 13h 43m | |
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ANTIQUE ARTS & CRAFT BRASS & CAST OLD ANDIRONS FIREDOGS | $299.99 | 6d 11h 49m | |
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Ant. Hand Wrought Iron Architectural Folk Art Fireplace Andirons Firedogs Flame | $59.95 | 0 | 8d 17h 54m |
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VINTAGE ANTIQUE BRASS SMALL 15 1/2" TALL VICTORIAN COLONIAL OLD ANDIRON FIREDOGS | $179.99 | 2d 9h 49m | |
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SOLID BRASS ANDIRONS FIREDOGS TURNED ORNATE CLASSIC STYLE | $80.00 | 29d 12h 38m | |
Drinks before or after dinner have been part of the ritual of dining in America since the 1800s.
By then, the wealthy lived in houses that had a dining room, living room and perhaps a parlor or library. Men and women enjoyed "4 o'clock tea" during Victorian times, but it was usually a ladies' get-together. But after a dinner party, it was customary for the men to go to the library for brandy and cigars.
Drinking at home was either accepted or frowned upon at various times in past centuries.
In the 1700s, alcoholic drinks were served to everyone. It was the safest thing to drink; clean water was not always available. In the years since then, there have been times when drinking was an important part of social events and times when it was illegal.
Through all of these years, furniture, decanters, glasses and other things were made to use when serving drinks.
Some dining-room sideboards in the early 1800s had a closed section deep enough to hold a bottle of wine or brandy to serve at dinner. In Victorian times, bottles and glasses often were kept on a tabletop or inside a closed cabinet.
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